<p>Is is true that SAT II subjects other than maths, including physics and chemistry, forbid any calculators?
So how much those subjects require calculation? And any details about the use of scientific constants in those calculations?
Thanks.</p>
<p>It is indeed true that you are not allowed to use calculators in any of the subject tests other than maths. For this reason, there aren’t loads of calculation questions (although there will almost definitely be some), and they are always quite simple to calculate mentally.</p>
<p>As for constants, you will need to know the speed of light and sound for Physics, everything else will be given (according to <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-subject-tests-preparation/717489-sat-physics-constants.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-subject-tests-preparation/717489-sat-physics-constants.html</a>). I’m not sure about Chemistry, but there isn’t all that many constants to remember in Chemistry anyway.</p>
<p>I didn’t know about the US Chemistry curriculum so I got a copy of Kaplan Chemistry for my SAT II. In fact there are considerable constants that I had not previously known of, like the Faraday’s constant, gas constant R in terms of atm, etc. I don’t know whether the book is an accurate reflection of real SAT, but I guess the lack of calculator and provision of scientific constant would be a problem for me in SAT Chemistry.</p>